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While the UN tries to avoid to point at the obvious culprit of the strike against their convoy in Kherson, Ukraine, Russians released FPV footage of that particular strike, making absolutely clear this wasn’t some kind of accident, but a deliberate terrorist strike, which civilians in Kherson have to endure on a daily base.

Ukrainian drone forces struck more high-value targets belonging to the Russian forces. The following targets were hit: - „Beriev BE-200“ aircraft in Morskoy, Russia - „Kamov KA-27“ chopper in Morskoy, Russia - „Tor-M2“ SAM system in Goncharivka, Luhansk region, Ukraine - „Pantsir-S1" SAM system in Crimea, Ukraine - Cargo ship loaded with ammunition in Berdyansk, Zaporizhzhia region, Ukraine - Russian training center in Raigorodka, Luhansk region, Ukraine

The destruction in the Ryazan refinery in Russia is extensive. This were multiple direct hits.

Belgorod, Russia, has been under attack this morning. It looks like that the local power plant was the target.

The smoke cloud of the burning refinery has covered the entire city of Ryazan, Russia.

The refinery in Ryazan in Russia was struck and is severely burning this morning. It’s another volcano scene.

After some Russian drones reached the Ukrainian Transcarpathian region, an area which not only borders Hungary, but also hosts a large Hungarian minority, the Hungarian government summoned the Russian ambassador to Hungary and formally protested. The new Hungarian government doesn't waste much time, making once again very clear that it is not the subservient Orban government.

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio: The Russians are losing five times as many soldiers a month as the Ukrainians are. The Ukrainian army at the moment is the strongest army in Europe.

During his last visit German Defense Minister, Boris Pistorius, was shown the command center for drone operations in Ukraine by Ukraine‘s Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov. It is so impressive what Ukrainians have built for their defense. It paraphrases once more that an alliance between European NATO and Ukraine is as natural as it is beneficial for both. We have to make this happen.

Footage from the Nurlino oil pump station and hub in Bashkortostan, currently Russia emerged. It shows that at least one oil silo was completely destroyed and another one damaged.

Ukrainian long range projectiles struck the Nurlino oil pump station and hub in Bashkortostan, currently Russia. Multiple videos show a large fire inside the facility. This is backed up by NASA Firms maps which are showing two large heat signatures. The target is around 1,400 km (900 miles) from the Ukrainian border.

The Taman oil terminal in the Krasnodar region, Russia, was hit last night. NASA Firms maps show a heat signature at the tank farm.

An Ukrainian remote-controlled UGV moved into a building where a group of Russian combatants was hiding and detonated its 300 kg charge, razing the building to the ground.

After 12 years of absence during the Orban rule, the Hungarian parliament raised the EU flag again. It is the latest sign that you should never surrender to populism or any other form of radicalism, even when the odds are against you. This is a decisive European victory.

The German government refused Putin‘s proposal to make Gerhard Schröder a „mediator“ in the war between Russia and Ukraine, calling it a fake proposal and part of the hybrid war. Schröder is on the Kremlin payroll and a friend of Putin. The rejection is the only correct answer.

It was only yesterday when I said that the war in Ukraine unleashed by Russia is entering its final stage. Then, only a few hours later Putin announced that the war is "coming to an end". Let’s clarify this at the beginning. His remark are coming from position of distress and weakness. The humiliating May 9 parade and more importantly the reasons, which led to it, left a serious mark on him. You cannot overstate the importance the May 9 holds for Putin. It is "his" national holiday, which stands above all. Having it diminished, especially in such a obvious manner, is to diminish him and his rule. Putin has no intentions to seriously end the war at this point, because Russia hasn't achieved anything. Ending it now would put Russia's defeat into writing and bury him, politically, figuratively and eventually literally. Putin tries to distract from his humiliation by attempting to launch another round of talks. This in itself is not new, but it comes at a time when Russian war effort and its economy are in great distress. It is the ideal opportunity to apply even more pressure on Russia.

Congratulations, Prime Minister Péter Magyar.

German police in Berlin removing the Russian flag and detaining the person carrying it. The fact that they are living in Germany and not in Russia tells you everything you need to know.

The Russian military May 9 parade today was the most pathetic display of the Russian army since the end of the Soviet Union. It was a disaster. It lasted only an hour and that sad event was over. Even North Korean were present to supplement the Russian army. Compared to previous parades even during the failing war in Ukraine, Russians insisted to show their military vehicles on the Red Square. The fact that it could only take place because Ukrainians allowed it to happen paraphrases the humiliation Russians experienced. Though the internet was again fully turned off. It is known that those parades only exist to encourage the own population as well as to certain extent to intimidate perceived foreign enemies, but it is now clear that both failed, miserably. Nobody sees a strong Russia. Russia has been diminished, and the mood inside the country is desperate. The war is not over yet, but we see the hallmarks that we are entering its end stage. Ukrainians are valiantly holding the lines and efficiently destroying Russian human material. Ukrainian long range weapons are methodically wiping out Russian critical oil infrastructure. Putin's hope that Trump might hand Russians a victory never materialized and they know it never will. Ukrainians are holding enough cards and they are playing them better than anyone expected. Today they played the May 9 card and the whole world saw it.

A frail old man with have face full of botox looking at the ashes of his work. The Ukrainian people broke him and his army. In a way he fittingly represents Russia.